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To make beautiful the Capitol : rediscovering the art of Constantino Brumidi
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- compiled by Amy Elizabeth Burton; prepared under the direction of the U.S. Senate Commission on Art
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- English
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- First [edition]
- Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office, 2014
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- xiv, 131 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
- OCLC
- ocn861274445, on1022268450
- Shipping list no.:2014-0168-P.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-129).
- The engineer and the artist : Montgomery C. Meigs, Constantino Brumidi, and the Capitol frescoes / Donald A. Ritchie -- The unlikely significance of Brumidi's motmot / Amy Elizabeth Burton -- Uncovering the historic roots of Brumidi's decorations : an interview with conservator Christiana Cunningham-Adams -- The "most practicable" route : Brumidi's landscapes and the transcontinental railroad / Amy Elizabeth Burton -- A collection of Brumidi sketches : artistic process and patriotic endeavor / Diane K. Skvarla -- Continuing conservation of Brumidi's murals in the U.S. Capitol / Barbara A. Wolanin